"Japan and South Korea are still way ahead of the U.S. when it comes to turning cell phones into mobile payment devices. But the concept could finally be gaining some steam, especially after Starbucks on Wednesday unveiled a new iPhone app that allows people to pay for their coffee drinks with their iPhones. Now, a Seattle startup called Billing Revolution -- led by former WeddingChannel.com founder and former AT&T Wireless executive Andy Kleitsch -- is looking to take the idea even further. Billing Revolution today announced a partnership with Authorize.net to help merchants who use the payment gateway conduct mobile transactions."
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
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Loving the conversation with the old school here in the 98102.
That's how I hack my car's computer -- well not me really. mostly my mechanic :) I like to simply monitor/watch the realtime data....
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Thanks Anika. Even though the collapse was devastating, its amazing for me to see and watch the animals that DID survive. There are others ;)
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
I'm glad it wasn't a complete wipeout. I've seen friends cry because they lost one type of coral or fish throughout the system. Hell, *my* stomach dropped when I saw your tank. I wish them all the best of luck and hopefully you'll get some fishies in there soon enough.
- Anika
Yeah. I haven't really dwelled upon the fishes lost, but I do miss the Sargassum Trigger. Surprisingly one of the mean and ugly blue damsels actually survived.
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
It's the stony and soft corals that I'll miss the most. I've had some of them growing for 10 years. That's what hurts the most. Let me find a pic..... I lost all of this: http://www.flickr.com/photos...
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg
Looking at the destruction of my garden due to lack of water, I can relate to the loss. I keep walking by this bare spot where I had a beautiful euphorbia growing. A lot of my water-loving plants are gone. I think those hurt the most because they were rare, expensive and splurges considering how water conservative the rest of my yard is.
- Anika
Plants are my second area of specialty as I have a BS in plant physiology and botany, so I definitely can relate. The fish I can get over, the corals I've lost that I've been growing for nearly 10 years, I'm not sure sure about. I'm thinking about changing that tank to be a fish/swim tank instead of corals now....
- Brian Daniel Eisenberg